@article{ref1,
title="A prospective study of 39 patients with whiplash injury",
journal="Acta neurologica Scandinavica",
year="1997",
author="Karlsborg, M. and Smed, A. and Jespersen, H. and Stephensen, S. and Cortsen, M. and Jennum, P. and Herning, Margrethe and Korfitsen, E. and Werdelin, L.",
volume="95",
number="2",
pages="65-72",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: The acute symptoms after whiplash traumas can be explained by the neck sprain, but the pathogenesis of the &quot;late whiplash syndrome&quot; and the reason why only some people have persistent symptoms more than 6 months is still unknown. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty-four consecutive cases of whiplash injury were examined clinically three times; within 14 days, after 1 month and finally 7 months postinjury. In addition, MRI of the brain and the cervical spine, neuropsychological tests and motor evoked potentials (MEP) were done one month postinjury and repeated after 6 months, if abnormalities were found. RESULTS: The total recovery rate (asymptomatic patients) was 29% after 7 months. MRI was repeated in 6 patients. The correlation between MRI and the clinical findings was poor. Cognitive dysfunction as a symptom of brain injury was not found. Stress at the same time predicted more symptoms at follow-up. All MEP examinations were normal. CONCLUSION: In this study, long-lasting distress and poor outcome were more related to the occurrence of stressful life events than to clinical and paraclinical findings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-6314",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}